World in focus

April 16, 2013

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This picture taken on April 14, 2013 shows a woman North Korean soldier patrols along the bank of the Yalu River in the North Korean town of Sinuiju across from the Chinese city of Dandong. US Secretary of State John Kerry said he would be prepared to reach out to Pyongyang urging it back to negotiations, as he vowed Washington would protect Japan from North Korea's threats. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images

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This picture taken on April 14, 2013 shows a woman North Korean soldier patrols along the bank of the Yalu River in the North Korean town of Sinuiju across from the Chinese city of Dandong. US Secretary of State John Kerry said he would be prepared to reach out to Pyongyang urging it back to negotiations, as he vowed Washington would protect Japan from North Korea's threats. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images